Look who’s coming to town

Norah Jones, Brad Paisley and the Vans Warped Tour will all be hitting the town soon. Fall Out Boy will also hit Seattle, but not as soon as previously thought.

First Norah Jones will be playing McCaw Hall on June 29. Tickets for the show will be $58 and go on sale this Saturday.

Next we have Brad Paisley. He’ll be at the White River Amphitheatre on May 26. The tickets range from $24.25 to $75 and also go on sale this Saturday.

The Warped Tour include Bad Religion, Tiger Army, Cute is What We Aim For, Paramore, Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Engage and many more. It will be at the Gorge again, on Aug. 18, and tix won’t set you back only $15.25-$26.75. They go on sale Friday.

Now Fall Out Boy. Due to personal reasons, they’ve set back their May 7 show to June 27, still at the Tacoma Dome. The May tickets will be honored.

And now for my personal favorite…Steven Wright will be at the Moore May 11. I don’t care how much tickets are, I want to go!

–But in case you care to know how much tickets are, here are all the press releases:

STEVEN WRIGHT

MOORE THEATER – SEATTLE, WA

Friday, May 11, 2007

On Sale Friday, April 13 at 12:00 p.m. NOON

Seattle, WA – Live Nation welcomes Steven Wright to the Moore Theatre on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.

Academy Award Winner Steven Wright is a prototype comedian that many others continually try to follow. One of four children, Wright was raised in Burlington, MA. Upon graduating from Emerson College and holding a bevy of odd jobs, Steven attended an “open mike” audition and became a regular performer at Ding Ho’s Comedy Club and Chinese Restaurant in Cambridge, MA.

It was during this time that Steven got his big break and was booked for his first “Tonight Show” appearance on Friday, August 6, 1982. The king of late night enjoyed the performance so much he invited Steven to appear again the following Thursday, a rarity on “The Tonight Show.” His back-to-back appearances helped put his fledgling career into high gear. The comic soon found himself performing his off-beat routines on “Saturday Night Live,” “Late Night with David Letterman,” and numerous trips back to “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.”

In October of 2006, Steven released the hour special, “When The Leaves Blow Away,” on Comedy Central. On April 24, 2007, Image Entertainment will release the DVD version of the special which will include bonus material.

Steven Wright is a regular guest on “The Late Show with David Letterman”, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. Steven Wright continues touring the U.S., Canada and overseas.

The website, www.StevenWright.com, features Steven’s paintings, songs written and performed by Steven, written pieces, stand-up and film clips, tour dates and chat rooms. Through the site fans can purchase Steven’s Grammy nominated comedy CD, “I Have A Pony,” and DVD’s of Steven’s two short films the Academy Award winner “The Appointments of Dennis Jennings” and “One Soldier” as well as Steven’s first HBO stand-up special “A Steven Wright Special.”

Tickets are $39.75 and $29.75 and go on sale Friday, April 13 @ 12:00 pm NOON at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, livenation.com, hob.com, or charge by phone (206) 628-0888. All tickets subject to applicable service charges and fees.

Seattle, WA – Live Nation’s upcoming Fall Out Boy concert at the Tacoma Dome has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.

Fall Out Boy announces that due to personal issues beyond the band’s control, the first few weeks of The Honda Civic Tour have been delayed. These shows will be rescheduled to the end of the tour.

Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz says, “Just wanted to give everyone a heads up, we are planning on this being the biggest and best Fall Out Boy show that we could possibly have. Unfortunately, because of some personal issues we had to delay the tour a few weeks. We want to put on the best possible show we can and know that this extra couple of weeks will give us the time to put ourselves in the right place to put on the best show we can. The shows from the earlier part of the tour will be rescheduled to the end but all tickets will be honored for all moved shows. Again we apologize. Our fans really mean the world to us and I promise the wait will be well worth it.”

Over the last six years, the Honda Civic Tour has become one of the music industry’s hottest tours by putting fans in touch with their favorite artists at moderate ticket prices while promoting environmental consciousness. Known for the most dynamic artists and entertaining stage productions, this year’s Honda Civic Tour is no exception. With this year’s all-star line-up, fan’s are in for a wild summer!

Tickets for the May 7 show will be honored on June 27. Additional tickets are $35.00 and are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, livenation.com or charge by phone (206) 628-0888. All tickets subject to applicable service charges and fees.

Norah Jones burst upon the pop music world with her auspicious debut, Come Away With Me, released by Blue Note in 2002. No one could have anticipated how much the then-22-year-old’s sultry and alluring music that melded jazz, country, blues and folk would resonate around the globe. The album of originals (by her as well as by friends such as Jesse Harris) and covers (written by Hank Williams, Hoagy Carmichael and J.D. Loudermilk) has sold almost 10 million copies in the U.S. and over 20 million worldwide and swept the Grammy Awards in 2003. The album established Jones as a star destined for a long career of pop music artistry. She proved to be an original with a singular voice that’s fragile, inviting and bittersweet with equal measures of wistfulness and reverie.

Two years later Jones followed up with the superb Feels Like Home, another engaging and heartfelt album that-like her first-was the perfect blend of originals by Norah and her bandmates and well-chosen covers. Feels Like Home debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, going on to sell over 4 million units in the U.S. and over 10 million worldwide. Both albums were overseen by legendary producer Arif Mardin, who passed away in June 2006.

For Not Too Late, Jones says the sessions were “fun, relaxed, just easy,” in large part because most of the tracking was recorded in her and Alexander’s home studio. “This album was made so differently than the first two,” she says. “For those we booked a studio for a week to record, then returned for a week a few months later. That was great, but there was always a deadline, so we had a limited amount of time. For this album, there was no pressure, no deadline. Blue Note didn’t even know about it; we were just doing it to have some fun and to see what would come of it.”

Tickets are $58 and go on sale Sat April 14 @ 11am. at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or hob.com or charge by phone (206) 628-0888.

The VANS WARPED TOUR® is well established as America’s longest-running touring festival, breaking up-and-coming indie talent as well as showcasing established artists for the past 12 years. It has cemented its place in history by playing a major role in bringing punk-rock/skate/action sports culture from the underground to the forefront of American youth culture, while at the same time creating awareness and taking action towards environmental and causes and helping those in need. June 28, 2007 in San Diego, CA marks the kick-off of the “Lucky 13” year for the traveling punk rock summer camp which will feature a diverse array of artists as well as a variety of lifestyle attractions for its traditionally low ticket price.

In other news, the tour will continue to implement and develop its “Warped Eco Initiatives” (WEI), including: biodiesel fuel for touring trucks and buses, environmentally friendly catering for bands and crew courtesy of Tada Catering and a solar-powered sound system. In 2007, WARPED will also team with Philippe Cousteau’s environmental organization Earth Echo International, which “empowers individuals to take action to sustain and enhance our water planet.” Lyman and the VANS WARPED TOUR strive to develop multiple ways to help the environment and create awareness through action.

Performing at this year’s WARPED TOUR: Bad Religion, Tiger Army, Cute is What We Aim For, Paramore, Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Engage, Chiodos, New Found Glory, Hawthorne Heights, Pennywise, Circa Survive, Pepper, As I Lay Dying, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Amber Pacific, Flogging Molly, Poison the Well, The Starting Line, K-Os, Escape the Fate, Gallows, Bayside, The Unseen, Spill Canvas, Hot Rod Circuit, The Confession, A Static Lullaby, All Time Low, So They Say, Fall of Troy, Bless the Fall, Envy on the Coast, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Big D and the Kids Table, The Almost, Meg & Dia, The Matches, Boys Like Girls, P.O.S., The Actual, and Vincent Black Shadow.

Tickets are $26.75 and $15.25 and go on sale Friday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com, livenation.com, or charge by phone at (206) 628-0888, in Eastern Washington at (509) 735-0500, or in Oregon at (503) 224-4400.

All tickets subject to applicable service charges and fees.

Dates and times subject to change without notice.
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BRAD PAISLEY

Special guests: Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram and Kellie Pickler

WHITE RIVER AMPHITHEATRE – AUBURN, WA

Saturday, May 26, 2007

On Sale Saturday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m.

Seattle, WA – Live Nation welcomes Brad Paisley to White River Amphitheatre on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.

Arista Nashville hitmaker Brad Paisley announces his 2007 tour, Hershey’s Presents Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour with special guests Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram, and Kellie Pickler. Kick-off date is scheduled for April 26 in Chattanooga, TN. The Hershey Company and its Hershey’s Milk Chocolate brand are proud to sponsor Brad Paisley and his upcoming national tour. Brad Paisley and Hershey’s Milk Chocolate have the ability to put smiles on the faces of their fans, making this the perfect partnership.

The New Year is poised to be a great one for Paisley, who kicks off 2007 with news of the Double-Platinum RIAA certification of his CMA and ACM Album of the Year winner, TIME WELL WASTED. Paisley’s fastest-certified two-million seller has launched three #1 singles, including “She’s Everything,” 2007’s first country chart-topper, now in its third week atop Billboard’s Hot Country Song chart. TIME WELL WASTED has now become his fourth back-to-back Platinum + album, and second double platinum – with total sales now topping 8 million.

Paisley’s 2006 TIME WELL WASTED TOUR played to over 750,000 fans and traveled over a million miles. According to Pollstar the tour ended the year #4 in total attendance for country tours, while the January 6 edition of Billboard names Paisley among five hot tour headliners (all genres) for 2007.

Tickets are $54.00, $34.00 and $24.25, along with specially priced 4-PACK Lawn Tickets available for $75.00. Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or livenation.com or charge by phone (206) 628-0888. All tickets subject to applicable service charges and fees.